Necktie holder



Oct. 19, 1926.

l. D. WOLFSON NECKTIE HOLDER Filed April 4, 1925 WITNESSES A TTOHWEVS Patented Get. 19, 1926.

UNITED STATES ISADOBE D. WOLFSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE Application filed April 4,

This invention relates to necktie holders and more particularly to a necktie holder designed for smoothly and conveniently holding and enclosing a relatively large number of neckties so that these neckties can be conveniently carried or packed in a suitcase without danger of wrinkling the ties.

I The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be rolled or folded in the form of a pocket book and which will not only hold the ties but have a tendency to press them.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which can be conveniently suspended or supported on a wall or a piece of furniture in a room when unfolded.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be neat and attractive in appearance and which will most effectively perform the functions for which it is intended. 7

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts which will hemore fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view showing my improved holder in open position ready for suspending from a hook or nail on a wall or a piece of furniture;

Figure 2 is a view in elevation showing the device partially folded;

Figure 3 is an exaggerated fragmentary view in vertical section through the upper portion of theholder;

Figure 4 is an exaggerated view in transverse section on the line 4--4 of-Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the holder in its folded position.

My improvednecktie holder A embodies a backing sheet 1, which is preferably of v fabric and may be of silk, satin, leather or any other ornamental material which is sufficiently flexible for the purpose.

This backing sheet 1 has its corners folded inwardly upon itself so as to provide tapering upper and lower ends 2 and 3 of double thickness, and the upper folded corners cover a strengthening sheet 3 whichmay be of cardboard or any other suitable material. This intermediate portion of the holder is provided with a lining sheet 4, and this lining sheet and backing sheet taken HOLDER.

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together are folded on longitudinal lines 5, 5 and are secured by lines of stitching 6.

On the upper end 2 and at the inner face of the device I provide any desired number of necktie holding bars 7, and these bars may be formed of any suitable strengthening material enclosed by an ornamental covering and fixed at their ends to the necktie holder in any approved manner. It is, of course, to be understood that these bars 7 are or can be spaced from their supports so that neckties, as indicated at 8, can be readily positioned around the same and suspended therefrom.

The upper end 2 is also provided, preferably, with an opening or hole 10 to engage over the hook or other device to hold the necktie holder in suspended position.

The lower end 3 of the necktie holder is provided with a pair of straps 11 and 12, respectively, one of' which is provided with a buckle or other fastening means 13. The holder at its intermediate portion is pro-. vided at one edge with a series of buttons 14 and at the other edge with a series of buttonholes 15, although, of course, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to any particular fastening means or coupling means as I may employ any adapted for the use.

Figure 1 illustrates the device in its position when located in a room and supporting a number of ties, and if it is desired to cover the ties to protect them from dust the side portions may be folded, as indicated in Figure 2.

For a complete folding operation these 'whole is folded evenly and smoothly with the end portion 3 wrapped around the last fold, and the straps 12 and 13 positioned around the folded device and secured as indicated in Figure 5.

When in folded position, the device will very much resemble a pocket book, will be fiat, and will exert some pressure on the ties to maintain them smooth, so that while the device is primarily designed as a convenient holding and enclosing means for the neckties it also functions to press them and keep them smooth and neat for use.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described Without departing from the' spirit of the invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the exact details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A necktie holder, composed of flexible material and of maximum Width throughout its intermediate portion and having its ends tapering, said necktie holder having parallel fold lines extending throughout the intermediate portion and the end portions, a necktie receiving member on one end portion, and stiffening material forming a part of one end portion and located between the first-mentioned fold lines whereby the side portions of the holder may be folded onto the central portion thereof, and the holder lhenefolded longitudinally on transverse lines, the stiffening material serving to maintain the holder flat when folded. V

2. A necktie holder, composed of flexible -1naterial and of maximum width throughout its intermediate portion and having its ends tapering, said necktie holder having parallel fold lines extending throughout the intermediate portion and the end portions, a

necktie receiving member on one end portion, stiffening material forming a part of one end portion and located between the firstmentioned fold lines whereby the side portions of the holder may be folded onto the central portion thereof and the holder then folded longitudinally on transverse lines, the stiffening material serving to maintain the holder flat when folded, and a strap secured to one pointed end and adapted to be positioned around the folded holder.

3. A necktie holder, composed of flexible material, having an intermediate body portion, the latter having parallel side edges, triangular end portions constituting extensions of the body portion, said body portion and extensions having longitudinal fold lines whereby covering flaps are formed at opposite sides of the center of the holder, coupling devices at the edges of said flaps, necktie holding bars secured to one of the triangular end portions between the longitudinal fold lines, and stiffening material constituting a portion of the triangular end carrying the bars and located back of the bars between the longitudinal fold lines.

ISADORE D. WOLF-SON. 

